NeoTrace Express calls home. Why?

[Robert Wycoff]

"CRH" <commandrdata@do_you_uhmmm_yahoo?.com> wrote in message
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> OK, a light just went off in my head. This call to
> http://loc.neoworx.com must have something to do with the location
> mapping features of NTE.
>
> Yes? No?

Yes.

For those of us who use ZoneAlarm, there is a "more info" button that will
connect to the ZoneLabs web site that gives additional information about
alerts. It doesn't do the location mapping, but you still have to make
the connection to get the info. <g>
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[CRH]

OK, this connection to http://loc.neoworx.com must have something to
with updating the NeoWorx location data base but I can't seem to find
any info about it on the NeoWorx website. The trace map appears to
work even if this connection is blocked by NIS.

Maybe some experienced NeoTrace users might be able to provide some
more insight.

When I have time I'll collect some packets sent to
http://loc.neoworx.com.

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"Robert Wycoff" <rober...@deja.com> wrote in message
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[Jack Benny]

CRH,

From the online help files (Requirements):

"NeoTrace performs a great deal of data correlation in order to create
the
trace map as accurately as possible, in order to do this it must
communicate with special application servers at NeoWorx headquarters.
Any
circumstance on your computer or local network, such as a firewall
with too restrictive a configuration, may limit the ability of NeoTrace
to perform
all functions."

I block it too, and still find the map accurate enough for me.
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"CRH" <commandrdata@do_you_uhmmm_yahoo?.com> wrote in message

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[CRH]

Thanks for the info, Jack. More inline.........

"Jack Benny" <AND0447.@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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> CRH,
>
> From the online help files (Requirements):
>
> "NeoTrace performs a great deal of data correlation in order to
create
> the
> trace map as accurately as possible, in order to do this it must
> communicate with special application servers at NeoWorx
headquarters.

"special application servers.........." I wish they would be more
specific about this. They should specify exactly what information is
sent to these servers.

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